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ICYMI: White House’s Fiscal 2023 Budget Seeks Increases for Assorted HHS Security Efforts The White House is seeking fiscal 2023 budget increases for the Department of Health and Human Services, including a boost in funding for cybersecurity initiatives including medical device security and regulatory and enforcement efforts related to secure health data exchange.http://dlvr.it/SMkWBh

ICYMI: Ukraine Outage Due to Cyberattack; Russia at Risk Due to Sanction-Related Shortages On Monday, Ukrainian ISP Ukrtelecom was hit by a cyberattack that reduced its services, the SSSCIP of Ukraine says. It is reportedly the largest outage since Russia invaded Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia’s internet services could be affected by a shortage of equipment due…
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Nonprofit Managed Care Provider Allegedly Hit by Hive Ransomware An apparent ransomware attack and alleged data theft by the Hive cybercriminal group has left Partnership HealthPlan of California struggling to recover its IT services for more than a week. The nonprofit says it is unable to receive or process treatment authorization requests.http://dlvr.it/SMgKG2

ICYMI: Europol Says Officials Raided 3 Call Centers in Latvia, Lithuania During Probe Europol on Tuesday announced the arrest of more than 100 individuals who were detained for their suspected roles in an international call center scam. The suspects arrested are believed to have turned an illegal profit of over 3 million euros per month…
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ICYMI: War Alters Resiliency Requirements, Britain’s National Cyber Security Center Warns The Russia-Ukraine war has altered the risks facing organizations that use Russian technology or services, including the increased threat of being directly targeted, as well as disruptions caused by any new sanctions, warns Britain’s National Cyber Security Center.http://dlvr.it/SMgFVD

White House’s Fiscal 2023 Budget Seeks Increases for Assorted HHS Security Efforts The White House is seeking fiscal 2023 budget increases for the Department of Health and Human Services, including a boost in funding for cybersecurity initiatives including medical device security and regulatory and enforcement efforts related to secure health data exchange.http://dlvr.it/SMg169

Ukraine Outage Due to Cyberattack; Russia at Risk Due to Sanction-Related Shortages On Monday, Ukrainian ISP Ukrtelecom was hit by a cyberattack that reduced its services, the SSSCIP of Ukraine says. It is reportedly the largest outage since Russia invaded Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia’s internet services could be affected by a shortage of equipment due to…
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Europol Says Officials Raided 3 Call Centers in Latvia, Lithuania During Probe Europol on Tuesday announced the arrest of more than 100 individuals who were detained for their suspected roles in an international call center scam. The suspects arrested are believed to have turned an illegal profit of over 3 million euros per month with…
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ICYMI: Lesson for Others to Learn: Your Subcontractor, Your Breach-Tracking Responsibility Life comes at you fast, especially when you’re a breached business such as Okta, which may have exposed customer data or otherwise put the businesses paying for your product at risk. Here’s how after detecting the breach, Okta fumbled its response, and what others…
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War Alters Resiliency Requirements, Britain’s National Cyber Security Center Warns The Russia-Ukraine war has altered the risks facing organizations that use Russian technology or services, including the increased threat of being directly targeted, as well as disruptions caused by any new sanctions, warns Britain’s National Cyber Security Center.http://dlvr.it/SMbj8F